Six more signs of the season: North Fork Spring Watch 2018

We’re running free from Old Man Winter’s grip. Temps are expected to get into the 60s for the first time in a while this weekend, just in time for some more spring openings.

Here are a few more signs that spring 2018 has arrived on the North Fork and Shelter Island.

The North Fork Food Truck is officially opened for the season. The cash-only food truck, which has a permanent location at the North Fork Table & Inn, is now serving breakfast and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The menu includes fresh, fun fare such as North Fork-style Berkshire pulled pork rolls, black bean burgers with cumin-lime coleslaw and pastry chef Claudia Fleming’s unforgettable cookies.

The Tap Room at Corey Creek is now open on Saturdays throughout the spring from noon to 5 p.m. Come down to the newly redesigned Southold tasting room for the vineyard’s selection of rosé, chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, cabernet franc and merlot. The Tap Room is reopening full-time on June 19.

Bayview Market And Farms is open. The Aquebogue farm stand has fresh horseradish and bunches of spinach to kick off spring 2018. The generations-old farm will soon offer asparagus, herbs, melons and more as we move toward summer. Stop by between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Porto Bello Restaurant in Greenport opens for the season on Thursday, April 19. For the spring, they will serve dinner on Thursdays from 4 to 9 p.m.; on Fridays and Saturdays from 4 to 10 p.m.; and from 2 to 8 p.m. on Sundays. Happy hour is from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday.

Country View Farm Stand is reopening on Friday, May 4. The one-stop shop has mass appeal for lovers of local bounty. Country View stocks it all from fruits and veggies to freshly baked goods, duck breasts and eggs. It’s opened from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily during the season.

Sylvester Manor is reopening its Shelter Island farm stand on Saturday, May 12. Along with the farm’s just-picked produce and bouquets, the stand features products from local vendors such as Blue Duck Bakery, Catapano Dairy Farm and Stars Café.

It’s open Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from May 12 through June 24 with extended hours come summer.